A trailblazing new service to help East Devon residents recycle more of their waste than ever before will be phased in across the district from February next year.
For the first time, the district’s 68,000 households will be able to recycle cardboard, mixed plastics and Tetra Paks which will be collected every week from the kerbside; alongside the extensive list of items residents can already recycle. The new additions mean householders are able to recycle more, throw away less rubbish and put East Devon at the very forefront of environmental sustainability.
Welcome to the new Beacon LIfe blog where we share stories of what happens at our community centre in Beacon Heath.
Three miles for two bags of food
She walked into The Beacon Community Centre, anxiously looked at the groups of chatting people, turned on her heels and ran out the door clearly distressed.
I ran after her and asked if she was OK. “I’ve just walked from Exwick for the food bank, is it here?” she asked.
I reassured her that it was, made her a cuppa and introduced her to our friends from the Exeter Foodbank team who run a Friday session at our...
This November, teams from law firms, chambers, advice services and universities will be joining forces for the 2016 Great Legal Quiz, which takes place during National Bro Bono Week (7-11 November 2016).
The Great Legal Quiz is a national event being held on Wednesday 9th November across England and Wales to raise funds for free legal advice charities. All registered teams compete for the title of ‘Great Legal Quiz Team’ and whichever team scores the highest will claim the title! All funds raised will go to support the work of South West Legal Support Trust (SWLST) who are running...
The Government has announced plans to ban microbeads used in cosmetics and cleaning products by 2017.
Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom has announced that a consultation on how a ban would work will start later this year.
Tamara Galloway, Professor of Ecotoxicology at the University of Exeter, is one of the UK’s leading experts in marine pollution and her team studies the health effects of microplastics pollution.
She said: “This is a fantastic example of the Government responding swiftly to the overwhelming scientific evidence that microbeads are bad for the...
Exeter could see a revolution in the way it keeps its streets clean if a new strategy gets the go-ahead.
Changing shift patterns, installing smart litter bins that compact waste and replacing traditional litter pickers with street vacuums are just some of the ideas behind the Clean Streets Strategy, which goes before Exeter City Council's Executive on 13 September.
The Strategy also looks at changing the behaviour of residents and visitors and increasing enforcement for things like littering, dog fouling and graffiti.
On 29th May 2016 almost seventy riders from Devon & Cornwall Police cycled from Exeter to Lands End to raise money for the charity Little Bleeders.
The journey involved over 130 miles of road, with 10,000 feet of climbing.
Organiser for Devon & Cornwall Police, Sergeant Owen Messenger said: “The ride was organised as part of a charity event to raise vital funds for the charity Little Bleeders. We aimed to raise over £5000 and exceeded this massively with a grand total of £8838.02 which was incredible”.
Thousands of cycling fans are expected to descend on Teignbridge on Friday 9 September as the district plays host to a spectacular Haytor finish for the Devon Stage of the Tour of Britain.
With the likes of Sir Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish and other Olympic medallists among the racers, supporters lining the route and arriving at the finish area on Haytor will also be kept entertained throughout the day by a variety of cycling activities and community events.
A carnival atmosphere is expected on Haytor, with the iconic Dartmoor location sure to draw some of the biggest...
A man has been charged with terrorism offences and is appearing at Westminster Magistrates Court this afternoon (2 September 2016).
Ciaran Maxwell, 30, a serving member of the British armed forces from Old Quarry Drive, Exminster has this afternoon been charged with:
Charge 1:
Between 1 January 2011 and 24 August 2016, with the intention of assisting another to commit acts of terrorism, engaged in conduct in preparation for giving effect to this intention, namely:
- Research resulting in the creation of a library of documents providing information of a kind...
According to recent research, graduates regret going to university due to debt, and half reckon they would have landed their current job without having to study for a degree. Someone who is working to ensure she gets the best out of her time at university is Geography student Katie Parker, 18.
When she first started studying, Kate was struggling to pay travel costs from her home in Newton Abbot to University in Plymouth and so looked around for opportunities to earn money. Katie came across a great opportunity to work hours that suited her and allowed her to run her very own...
